Warisnagar Assembly Constituency
Warisnagar is an assembly constituency in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The candidates of Rashtriya Janata Dal used to win from this constituency in earlier elections, but from 2010 onwards, the candidates of Janata Dal (United) started winning from here. This assembly seat has influence of members of Koeri and Kurmi who are descisive in ensuring victory of a candidate.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 132 Warisnagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Warisnagar and Khanpur community development blocks; and Madhurapur, Rahtauli, Dahiyar Ranna, Parsa, Bhataura and Dumra Mohan gram panchayats of Shivaji Nagar CD Block.
Warisnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Vashisht Narain Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Dhanpati Paswan | |||
| 1967 | Ram Sewak Hazari | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Chulhai Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Pitambar Paswan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Ram Sewak Hazari | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Pitambar Paswan | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1996^ | Bhikhar Baitha | ||
| 2000 | Ram Sewak Hazari | Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Maheshwar Hazari | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2009^ | Vishwanath Paswan | ||
| 2010 | Ashok Kumar | Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
^by-election
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Ful Babu Singh | 54,555 | 28.71% | ||
| JD(U) | Ashok Kumar | 68,356 | 35.97% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
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2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ashok Kumar | 92,687 | 54.65 | ||
| LJP | Chandrashekhar Rai | 34,114 | 20.12 | ||
| NOTA | n/a | 9,551 | 5.63 | ||
| Turnout | 169,594 | 60.12 | |||
| Registered electors | 282,076 | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ashok Kumar | 46,245 | 33.96 | ||
| RJD | Gajendra Prasad Singh | 26,745 | 19.64 | ||
| Independent | B.K.Singh | 13,195 | 9.69 | ||
| Independent | Ram Vilash Mahto | 8,597 | 6.31 | ||
| CPI | Ram Chandra Mahto | 8,481 | 6.23 | ||
| Independent | Wasim Raja | 7,916 | 5.81 | ||
| INC | Vijay Kumar Roy | 7,059 | 5.18 | ||
| Turnout | 136,177 | 55.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 244,018 | ||||
References
- ^ "Warisnagar Election 2020: जदयू की राह को रोकने में जी-जान से जुटी थी लोजपा, जानिए पूरा समीकरण". Dainik Jagaran (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Warisnagar Election Results: वारिसनगर सीट से जेडीयू के अशोक कुमार जीते, CPI-ML प्रत्याशी को दी मात". AAJTAK.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Bihar By-Election-2009 Results". This is my Bihar. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Warisnagar Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "94 - Warisnagar (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.